Checkrein-support.



-0. H. SEILTZ.

CHEGKREIN SUPPORT.

APPLIUATION FILED unna, 1912.

me/nto@ OTTO H. SEILTZ, 0F GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

CHECKREIN-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.'`

Application filed January 9, 1912. Serial No. 670,229.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, O'r'ro I-I. SEU/rz, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Green Bay, in the county of Brown and State ot' lVisconsilr haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Checkrein-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in check rein supports, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly simple and ett'ective device of this character, whereby-the cheek'rein ot a horse will be readily and quickly'released should the animal stumble, or it may be released to permit the animal to drink.

W'ith these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in l .:tail,referring by numeral to the accompanying drawing forming a part ot' this specification, in which- Figure 1, is a side elevation ot' my irnproved check rein sul/iport, showing the hook closed. Fig. 2, a `similar view, showing the casing in section, and Fig. 3, also a side elevation, showing the hook open.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents the casing preferably formed from a single piece of metal bent up to produce the sides 3, the bottom 4, and the ends 5 and 6. In the bottom et, is formed an opening 7. through which passes the bolt 8, having a head f), which is situated within the casing and acts as a backing element for the flat spring 10, said spring engaging the head 9, throughout the maj or portion there of, having its ends firmly held in position by the end 5 of the casing which end is bent over to lie upon the spring 10, as plainly shown in Fig. Q.

The free end ot the spring 10, underlies the guard hook 11, which is pivoted between the side walls of the casing by a rivet or other suitable pivot member 12. The guard hook: 11, .is provided with two diverging arms, one ot' them Aprojecting forwardly which .I will call the inclosing arm 13, the other being the operating arm 14. A portion ot' the lower end of the guard hook is out away as at 15 to form a shoulder 16,

which when the device is in place, normally i overlies and engages the nose 17 of the check-V rein hook 18., which is pivoted between th side walls ot the casing adjacent the forwa rd end of the casing by means of a rivet or other suitable pivoting element 19. The check rein hook is so constructed that when the device is closed, its outer end will overlie the end of the inclosing arm 13. The check rein hook is placed upon the harness in the same manner as any ordinary check rein support now in use, by passing the bolt 8 through the saddle ot' the harness and threading on said bolt the nut 20.

In practice, the support is opened as shown in Fig. 3, and the check rein passed over -the check rein hook 18, after which said lhook is closed and thel guard hook then closed upon said check rein hook until the shoulder 16 engages the nose 17, and the inclosing arm 13 overlies the end of the check rein hook 18, and when in this position, the action of the flat spring 10 upon the heel of the guard hook will `cause said guard hook to hold the check rein hook in place.

When it is desired to uncheck the horses head, the guard hook 11 is opened in any suitable manner'such as the. pulling of a cord fastened to the operating arm 14, which is within easy access of the driver, or by throwing the line over the operating arm and giving it a quick pull. When said guard hook has been pulled open, the nose 17 is released from the shoulder 16, permitting the check rein hook 18 to be opened by a pull thereon from the horses head.

It will be noticed that this device is especially useful for persons driving a scary horse, when it is found .necessary to water said horse in proximity to railroad tracks, trolley cars, or other objects which might scare it, without it being necessary for the driver to release his hold upon the reins.

O1 course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as here shown, as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without dcparting from the spirit of my4 invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, is-

1. In a check rein support, a casing, means carried by said easing ior securing it in place, a check rein hook pivoted within the casing at the front end thereof, the nose of said hook extending rearwardly, a guard lIl() hook pivotedwithin the casing at the rear end thereof, said hook having a portion out away to form a shoulder, said shoulder adapted to oo-aet with the nose of the cheek rein hook to normally hold the latter closed, and resilient means for normally holding the guard hook closed.

. 2. In a check rein support, a casing, means carried by said easing for securing it in place, a check rein hook pivoted within the casing at the front end thereof, the nose of said hook extending rearwardly, a guard hook pivot-ed within the casing at the'rear end thereoi, said hook having a portion out away to form a shoulder, said shoulder `adapted to co-act with the nose of the cheek rein hook to normally hold the latter closed, an -inelosing arm formed with the guard hook, ooaoting with the check rein hook to hold the'cheek rein in place, an operating arm also formed with the guard hook, whereby said guard hook may be manipulated.

i 'rising P D 3. In a check rein support, a easing coma bottom having an opening therein, side and end walls, the forward end wall being bent inwardv forming a fastener; a bolt passing through the opening in vthe bottom,

the head thereofbeing situated within the casing, a Hat spring, one end of which is permanently held in place beneath the front end wall, said spring projecting rearwardly and resting upon the head of the bolt, a check rein hook having a rearwardly projecting nose, means for pivoting said hook between the side walls of ,the casing, a guard hook having two diverging arms, one projeoting upwardly and one projecting forwardly, said guard hook having a portion thereof out away to form a shoulder in proxguard hook 4' imity to its lower end, said shoulder Cornet-ing fixed rnv signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. l

OTTO H. SEILTZ.

Witnesses:

FRIEDRICH Sun/rz, PHELIS NOEL.

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